Media Alert: World Food Day

Memebers of the media are invited to join the Western Cape Department of Agriculture on 14 October 2011 at Doringbaai on the West Coast in celebrating World Food Day. Doringbaai is a community of 1 300 to 2 000 people situated in the West Coast District Municipality of the Western Cape Province.

The township lies about 50 km west of Vredendal and 30 km north of Lambertsbaai.

The aim of the event is to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty. The theme for World Food Day this year is "Food Prices: From Crisis to Stability". Gerrit van Rensburg, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, will deliver the keynote address.

Date: Friday, 14 October 2011
Time: 09:00
Venue: Doringbaai Primary School, West Coast